Precipitation up at 85% of annual average, says water ministry

Ministry of Water and Irrigation
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AMMAN — According to the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, precipitation levels in Jordan have increased to 85.5 percent of the country's long-term average of 8.1 billion cubic meters since the start of winter. اضافة اعلان

This increase was reported on Sunday, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
Around 24 hours prior to the report, the highest rainfall of 21.4mm was recorded in Madaba, which makes up 72.4 percent of the annual average.
Around 24 hours prior to the report, the highest rainfall of 21.4mm was recorded in Madaba, which makes up 72.4 percent of the annual average.

As a result, dams in Jordan have received a total of 700,000 cubic meters of water, increasing their storage to 117 million cubic meters. This is equivalent to 41.65 percent of their total capacity of 280.759 million cubic meters.


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